Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s9.1

v1.c3.s9.1

Ogaṇa is a word occurring only once, as a plural, in the Rigveda,¹ where it appears to indicate persons hostile to the seer of the hymn, and apparently opposed to the Āryan religion. Ludwig² regards the term as the proper name of a people, but Pischel³ thinks that it is merely an adjective meaning ‘weak’ (ogaṇa = ava-gaṇa), as in Pāli.